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  1. Hattie the Hen

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    I keep mine away from the rest of the free-rangers for at least 5 weeks, sometimes longer. I really like them to be able to perch before they integrate. That way they have mum teaching them to do this in her own time. I set up a very low perch just a couple of inches above the ground &...
  2. Hattie the Hen

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    I like to separate my broody hen from the others as I have always found that if you don't a lot of the others suddenly want to join in the experience & you end up without any eggs They also pile up on each other & steal each others eggs -- for me it's a definite NO-NO. I put my Broodies...
  3. Hattie the Hen

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    Blue_Mist, Why do you want to separate the chicks from the hen? She will do a better job of bringing them up than you can & it will be much easier later to intergrate them into the rest of your flock as the mom will protect them from the other birds. Let her do her proper job she has much...
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